Tilting vessel



(No Model.)

W. ZIMMER.

TILTING VESSEL.

Patented Mar, 25, I884.

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WVILLIAM ZIMMER, OF BELLAIRE, OHIO.

TILT'ING VESSEL;

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 295,849, dated March25, 1884-.

' Application filed November $1883., (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM ZIMMER, of Bellaire, in the county ofBelmont and State of Ohio, have invented a'newand useful ImproveinentinTiltingVessels; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full andexact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The object I have in view is to produce in glass or earthenware atilting pitcher, jug, pot, or other vessel adapted to contain liquids,which may be made cheaply, and yet will be convenient and durable,andpresent an attractive appearance; and my invention therein consists in aglass or earthenware base adapted to be made in one piece in a mold; aglass or earthenware pitcher or other vessel, also adapted to be made inone piece in a mold; in the means 2o employed in pivoting the vessel tothe base;

- in a hook for holding a cup upon said vessel;

and also in the various combinations of the several parts, all as morefully hereinafter described and claimed.

To instruct others how to make my improvement, I now describe the sameparticularly, having reference to the accompanying drawing, in which isshown a side elevation in perspective of my tilting pitcher and base.

In the drawing, A denotes the base, which may be of any desirable form,material, and size, it being only requisite that it shall affordasufficiently firm support to the pitcher or other vessel suspended uponit, and that it be of a configuration which may be made conveniently ina mold or press, and glass or earthenware is preferred. In the instanceshown in the drawing, this base is nearly rectangular,

with vertical walls and with the ends slightly curved outwardly, and thecorners recessed a little; and it is preferred from motives of economyto haveit hollowed out on the under side; but it is evident that withoutthe exercise of invention the form may be changed to suit the tasteorrequirements of theconsumers. Upon the sides or ends of the base are twovertical standards, A A, which, preferably, on account of increasedstrength taper toward the top a, andextend upwardly a sufficientdistance to support the pitcher or other vessel, which Is suspendedbetween them, so that it may be hearings to support the vessel, theobject being to receive two corresponding connected ears or journalsupon the vessel presently to be described. It is evident, however, thatthe recesses orbearings a a, instead of being curved downwardly, may becurved upwardly, and the corresponding connected ears or journals mayalso be recessed, so as to fit over such upwardlycurved bearings. Theobject of employing two recesses is to have the pitcher or other vesselheld normally and securely in a vertical position, andlto require someeffort to tilt it, the action of tilting being to lift one of the earsor journals out of its recess, and to cause the other car or journal toact as a-pivot on its, proper bearing. I have described and shown in thedrawing these standards A as of a particular construction butI do notwish to confine myself to such construction,

as it is evident that they may be made in a variety of forms, theessentials being that they shall have suffioient strength and be adaptedto be pressed in one piece with the base; The pitcher, jug, pot, orothervessel, B, is suspended between these standards by means of doubleconnected ears or journals b 12, those shown in the drawing being asingle piece with down wardly-curved ends adapted to fit into therecesses a a of the standards; but as before stated these cars may bemade with upwardly-curved recesses to correspond with upwardly-curvedbearings. In either mode of construction the pitcher is detached fromthe base by simply lifting it. The pitcher, jug, or other vessel isprovided with a handle, b for tilting it conveniently, and with a hook,12 to hold a drinking-cup and it may have bosses b to receive a liftingand carrying bail, 0, made out of spring metal and held in place byspringing its ends into said bosses, and detached by springing the endsout of the bosses; but either the hook or the bail may be dispensedwith.

In the drawing a pitcher is shown of a certain construction; but I donot Wish to confine myself to such pitchers, or to any pitchers, but

desire to include jugs,

vessels adapted to hold liquids. I prefer to have the fixed handle, thebosses, and the hook all adapted to be made in one piece, as the pots,and all kinds of IOO same can thus be made with greater economy; but Ido not desire to be confined to such a construction, as these pieces canbe made separately and secured to the vessel by well-known methods.

' In the way described I am enabled to produce tilting vessels of glassor earthenware in a very cheap way, and have them present an attractiveappearance, and also be strong and durable.

Having thus described my improvement, what I regard as new therein, anddesire to claim as my invention, is-

1. A base for a tilting vessel composed of glass or earthenware, withvertical standards provided with double bearings for the tilting vessel,substantially as described.

2. A pitcher, jug, pot, or other vessel composed of glass orearthenware, provided with double connected j ournals, substantially asdescribed.

3. The glass or earthenware tilting pitcher, jug, pot, or other vesselprovided with'double connectedjonrnals, combined with thebase providedwith standards having double bearings, substantially as described.

4. In combination with a glass orearthen ware pitcher or other vessel, ahook, 12 sub stantially as described.

5. In combination with a glass or earthenware pitcher or other vessel,the double connected journals b b, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' \VILLIAM ZIMMER.

lVitnesses:

WM. HERBERT SMITH, JNo. C. Sonnonnnn.

